Dinky 353 Shado 2 Mobile Resto-mod

[@A.G.798]

Fantastische Arbeit geleistet, ein Unterschied wie Tag und Nacht, es ist Toll so ein seltenes Modell zu Erhalten.

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Danke schön. Ich hatte das Glück, so viele ältere Würfeldastungen zum Wiederherstellen zu finden.

[@paulkirkby9413]

Very informative repair, your skills at replacing missing and damaged parts is well great. Your ability is amazing Truly a pleasure to watch as well as give other restorers of toys hints on how to make parts is outstanding.

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thank you very much Paul. I have learned so much from other restorers, so I'm just passing it foreward.

[@kjamison5951]

Sweet restoration and a new subscriber for you! Great work and a worthy prize to display in your collection!

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thanks K. You will enjoy some of the up-comming models.

[@popsreclamationstation2542]

Hey Timo, nice to have the skill and the tools to make your own parts!👍🏻 Some interesting innovation with the seats and the track rollers too! 🤗 And you top it off with a superb colour and finish! Excellent! 👍🏻😎📸

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thanks Pops. I am really impressed with the Valeijo metallic paints. Infortunately, it is hard to get them these days. The idler rollers came out a I wanted them to, and the seats were done, just before I bought a resin 3D Printer. I would have delayed the project some more to print seats, but then I thought, why not show an interesting way to make them. Cheers

[@septiccalling8341]

What a great start to my Saturday! Fascinating to watch and a lovely piece of work…… nice little nod to Ed Bishop at the end, so to speak 👍🏻👏🏻👌🏻

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thank you Septic 🚽. I'm also glad you noticed the Ed Bishop reference.

[@oliverh5891]

Great Job Timo! I like your creativity in coming up with replacement parts, great skills and a very steady hand.

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thanks Oliver. Those seats turned out pretty decent, considering they were made from a cookie box. This Mobile makes a nice match for your Interceptor. Cheers

[@Adriansmith805]

Excellent engineering skills timo looks fantastic love the detailing looks amazing well done 👍

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thank you Adrian. I shifted hobbies from stereo photography to this, mostly because I was enjoying making things more than photographing them. I do a little bit of both now, I guess.

[@adrianmorrow9882]

Fabulous job Timo! I’m so delighted that you restored it to its correct tv livery. What on earth were Dinky thinking painting it green? With their Thunderbird 2 being produced incorrectly in blue we were so honoured that they actually made FAB 1 in pink (mostly). Keep up the excellent work! Very best wishes, Adrian

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thanks Adrian. A lot of people are questing the ridiculous colours of the TV Dinky models. I have to say, when I was a child, those fantastic bright colours really caught my eye when I stepped into the diecast aisle of Simpson's, or Eaton's. I remember that vividly. I think that's why they did it. It worked on me.

[@stevenjones2342]

That was absolutely fascinating! Excellent video!

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thank you Steven. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@pfsmodellingprojects]

I have a problem with your videos..They are not long enough! Absolute joy watching you Timo, fantastic restoration as well..

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thanks Mr. P. I was advised to keep the length down a bit, or people might not watch. Then again, my most watched video is also the longest one. Maybe I will have to let them extend as long as they need to be.

[@johnnyvscustomsgaragetassie.]

WOW Timo, Shado 2 always liked this casting but never understood why Dinky did the colors different to the TV show, Beautiful job. Cheer's JV

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thanks Johnny. I wonder about that too. Part of it, I think, is that these were made as child's toys. That explains the metallic green and orange Interceptor, but the military Mobile,... not sure.

[@robertdragoff6909]

Or, it’s from an alternative universe where things are the same, but different!

[@dogwalker666]

They did the same with the Eagle transporters, I hated the colour as a kid.

[@hoagy_ytfc]

I never understood why the Dinky models were different colours to the ones in the TV show! Not only was this model the wrong colour, so were the MoonBase Interceptors. Your version looks great though. (Having said that, wrong colour or not, I got a huge amount of joy out of mine when I was a kid).

[@timosdinkydetailing]

I do remember a feeling of excitement when I stepped into the diecast car aisle at the department store. I think the flashy colours had an effect on me.

[@thomridgeway1438]

Very impressive Timo, that is almost a work of art. I love the way you restored the model to the true TV Series version designed by Derek Meddings. I always felt Dinky short changed kids and could have made the toys far closer to the original versions if they wanted to. Where they got the yucky green idea from, God only knows.

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thanks Thom. You make a really good point. I can understand the gaudy green and orange Interceptor because it's so eye catching from a distance, but the drab green, military look for the Mobile was poor. They did make a blue edition at one point though. Give them credit for that.

[@EfftupSmith]

@@timosdinkydetailing I heard it was as a military toy to appeal to those who didn;t know the show, but to those that did, having it look so different was a stupid idea IMHO.

[@thomridgeway1438]

Actually can I correct the above statement. Although it was Derek Meddings in charge of all Gerry Anderson show design and special effects - it was his talented deputy Mike Trim who actualy designed many of the vehicles and models on the series. Mike Trim is not only a fabulous artist /illustrator but a true visionary and futurist. He designed the Shadow mobile and must be given full credit.

[@andrewdrabble8939]

Excellent stuff. Got all the episodes on dvd. The domes at the back would have been the rear lights. A SHADO mobile wouldn't have been able to get that close to the UFO without being fired upon as had happened on the TV show. Beautiful model

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thanks Andrew. I figure the Mobile doesn't really need indicator lights. It's kind of like a tank. I imagine those domes were for signalling danger to whoever approached from behind. I looked for a scene where you could see the rear of a Mobile, and never found one. I don't have the DVD set, so it's an incomplete search. Cheers

[@EfftupSmith]

@@timosdinkydetailing I found a shot of the back of Shado 3 just before it gets blown up, and there are NO domes like that on the back of the actual Century 21 model. So yeah, interpret how you want.

[@STORMCLOUDGREY]

That is the closest I have seen of the Dinky model looking like the TV show models. Excellent job.✔✔✔

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thanks Grey. The only way to make it even more realistic would be to recast it with curvey-er corners. Couldn't fix that.

[@MatthewOfLondon]

Ok, I get it, my life is completely sad, however this is the most enjoyable video I have watched in 2022. Bar none. ❤❤❤

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thanks Matthew. Glad I could give you an enjoyable moment during sad sad times.

[@martindaredare]

Excellent work timo, great colour, nice addition with the idler wheels 👍

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thanks so much Martin. You don't think I'm getting too particular, like with those idler wheels? I have to say, I feel so much better with them there.

[@martindaredare]

Timo having gone away from the original dinky format ,the field is wide open for extra details and additional parts so you should do what makes you happy my friend, and I would like to say your doing an outstanding job.

[@addisonesslinger3653]

Brings back a lot of memories playing with this toy

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thanks Addison. Memories are what these toys are all about. We were poor, so I never got one of these as a child. I bought one in highschool from a friend who wanted cash to buy drugs, but bought this wreck now, for restoration. I wonder what that guy is doing now?

[@reubendobbs8011]

That came out really well, I built up a couple of scrap dinky eagles no pod or cargo cage so I scratch built them even made a winch and radioactive waste barrels I decided to do the TV show colour too. Rebuilt a battered mighty antar too, next job is funny enough my old shadow mobile from Christmas 1970 in fact the mobile is my twin brothers I had the interceptor can't find that lol

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thanks Reuben. I had a few, pretty exclusive diecast models in my life, which for some reason or other, disappeared. I think it was aliens.👽

[@jesterger]

Fantastic work. I don't think I watched this show as a kid. Now I am going to have to catch a few episodes on KZbin.

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thanks so much Jesterger. This is probably my favourite Dinky toy in my life. I loved the show and never missed an episode. Now it looks dated, but it is still fun to watch (at least an episode or two). The second episode has a scene that really displays how women were treated back then. Even if the writers made sure the commander of Moon Base was a purple haired woman, Ed Straker still treats her like a crappy secretary, while praising her. You have to watch it. I couldn't believe my ears. 😜

[@udorechner6846]

Awesome customestoration. The new vehicle looks amazing.

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thank you Udo. It does look very pretty now.

[@stephenthorley-ww5hf]

This vidio is the best ive seen on shado modle , keep up the good work , brill.

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thank you Stephen. That's high praise. I've seen a couple of good ones before. That Mobile is one of my favourites from my childhood. Not that I had one until I was too old to play with it.

[@nornironlad8472]

Really nice job there. I appreciate the EDB SHP number plate👍😀

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thanks. Not too many people notice my number plates. I do a lot of fun ones.

[@neachtarrsainn3216]

That’s awesome! Haven’t seen one of those since I was a kid! ❤️

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thanks Neach. It is certainly one of my favourite Dinky models, with excellent playability too.

[@samadkins843]

you did a great job restoring the shado control vehicle.

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thank you Sam. This one was challenging, but fun.

[@briansdiecastthailandstoth6747]

Great work Timo..looks Fantastic

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thank you Brian. I appreciate it.

[@raymondhall8629]

Amazing modelling skills ❤great tv show

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thanks Raymond. I loved that show too, even though I didn't understand the story line. Now when I watch it, the story line is far overwhelmed by the cool vehicles and special effects.

[@GNeuman]

Great, great restore! I had one as a kid

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thank you Drone. I never had one as a child (and big fan of UFO). I got my first one as a teenager. Cheers 🍻

[@Bobdebee]

Really nice work, you’ve got some great tools do.

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thanks Erik. Tools are a joy. They are amongst the best sort of toys. Cheers.

[@anthonywallace8534]

I think you are a genius to make parts why don’t you make a business of making spare parts for disaster models fabulous job love your videos 😊

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thanks Anthony. I have thought about selling these parts. Perhaps when I accumulate a comprehensive set to offer, it could work.

[@diecastcollector508]

This is perfection at its very best 👍

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thank you Collector. I really appreciate it.

[@brianfpp540]

I have a couple of thousand paints of different brands, both enamels and acrylics and i have to say the vallejo are the nicest to use, with a nice range of additives like thinners, crackle effect, varnishes etc. Games Workshop do the second best. Obviously the Airfix/ Humbrol are the best enamels, but for 95% of my miniatures/ models i use Vallejo....edit, my fave vehicle was the spectrum persuit vehicle, SPV from Captain Scarlet, and at 58 yrs old I was lucky enough to own the originals as a child.

[@timosdinkydetailing]

I like the Vallejo too, particularly the metalic airbrush paints. I do have a problem, however with the "Candy" colours. You really need to paint a smooth coat of the same colour, and spray the candy on top. A lot of work. I also like the Mr. Hobby Aqueous paints, but they are a bit of a pain to clean up the airbrush afterwords. I now have two SPVs, neither in mint condition, but neither is rough enough to warrant a restoration. I didn't have any of the Anderson models until I was a teenager.

[@gillesodonoughue5390]

Hello Timo, greetings from Canada. New subscriber and love your videos. I am restoring a Dinky 564 elevator loader. I am making some parts on a 3D printer (loading bin) but do you have any advice on replacing the belt?

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Glad you like my videos Gilles. I have replaced some caterpillar tracks before, and I suppose there are other ways to do it, but I just ordered replacement parts from Steve Flowers of Model Supplies in the Kingdom of UK. model-supplies.co.uk/ The other way, which you are correctly thinking about would be to 3D print a belt using some rubbery resin, like "Siraya Tech Tenacious". I have some, but have only used it 50-50 with Siraya Tech Build. I think there is a mostly black Tenacious.

[@neilcummings9939]

sir you killed this build turned out awesome

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thanks Neil. I appreciate it. I'm pretty pleased too.

[@adrianruess1646]

Awesome! Really amazing job !

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thanks Adrian. I appreciate it.

[@yayasgaragecustomdiecast7198]

Impecable job, love it!

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thank you Yaya. I love these comments of support.

[@yayasgaragecustomdiecast7198]

@@timosdinkydetailing Love your work!

[@roberto-jv1er]

The best restoration 👏👏👏

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thanks Roberto. This is my best one, to date. Cheers

[@roberto-jv1er]

@@timosdinkydetailing i love the serie UFO

[@MetalMania3DTV-TAS-AUS]

Awesome just watching now first 🤣

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thanks Metal. I appreciate it.

[@hartridge69]

Top top top!! Great job! THANKS!

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thank you Hartridge. I appreciate it.

[@stephenconnolly7618]

what a brilliant job Timo

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thanks Stephen. Boy am I behind in my messages.

[@428garage]

Awesome my friend

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thanks 428.

[@kungmagnus1974]

Nice work, got a question. Where did you buy the screws to fasten the parts? I’m on the hunt for similar screws for my future builds.

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thanks Magnus. I bought my small screws on Amazon. I use 4-40 hex button head cap screws (the shortest I can get, 3/16) for most of my Dinky toys, but have used 2-56, and on the Matchbox Caterpillar, 0-80. For the smaller sizes, they are hard to find. I am using my collection of used screws from my Imax days. When we reassembled a camera (the old Mk II 70mm film cameras) we never reused fasteners. We always reassembled with brand new screws. We didn't want to have to extract a screw with a stripped hex socket on a million dollar camera. I kept the one time used screws instead of throwing them out. Metric (M2 or M3) are easier to get if you need to buy taps and drills too. I would spend a bit on getting quality taps because cheap taps will not cut well, and are more likely to break, spoiling your nice casting.

[@miguelrivera3383]

Awesome

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Thanks Miguel.

[@snacklofter]

👍👍

[@simonlunt353]

I am very impressed 😮with all your detail and l do like it very much can I ask you do you keep all your work or do you put them up for sale l could not blame you wanted to keep them after all your effort and have put in

[@timosdinkydetailing]

I did one as a "commission", but I didn't ask for any money, since it was for a friend, who has always done things for me, free of charge. Another one was given as a gift to the son of my workmate. I am currently running out of room to display these models, so I am thinking about a solution. This may involve a china cabinet or something.

[@superplushtiman7ti075]

After watching footage from the show The 2 rear lights are visible a few times in the show and are red lights that are on when the mobiles are in motion

[@timosdinkydetailing]

But mine is an improvement... Right?

[@theaussienurseflipper.8113]

Great vid mate, where did U get tracks from. I thinking trying 3D print them. Cheers Graham

[@dogwalker666]

I got mine from Ebay, got new cockpit glass, seats wheels and decals.

[@timosdinkydetailing]

The tracks are from Steve Flowers, Model Supply. model-supplies.co.uk/

[@sftvierendeels]

do you know the machine that served as the basis for the model?

[@timosdinkydetailing]

I have no idea what these Mobiles were designed after. Could it have just been the fertile imagination of the model building team? Perhaps the giant snowmobiles that still ply the arctic and glaciers. They look like a pretty good match.

[@sftvierendeels]

@@timosdinkydetailing or so, maybe I thought of this after asking the question, I'm sorry, the M75 armored personnel carrier?

[@tedytarrify]

I have one of these... it's about the same condition.

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Same condition? before or after?

[@tedytarrify]

@@timosdinkydetailing as the before. It needs a lot of work. Haha. Yours is a one-of-a-kind masterpiece upon completion!

[@dogwalker666]

Are they not brake lights on the back?

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Sure. Could be. But that's no fun.

[@dogwalker666]

@@timosdinkydetailing good point.

[@brockphilips1189]

My Shado 2 is trackless, the gun port won't return to it's internal position.... I still love it. So does my 5 year old son.

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Nothing better than a Dinky toy that is being played with, bringing a child joy, as it was intended. Cheers

[@lylewilshire]

what happened with the red stripe?

[@timosdinkydetailing]

What! You don't like my hand painted stripe?

[@kevinchapman2730]

70's

[@timosdinkydetailing]

What? Did I say it was from the 60's or something?😯

[@kevinchapman2730]

@@timosdinkydetailing yes

[@ferminescalante4262]

Se ve muy feo

[@timosdinkydetailing]

Tú también, amigo mío. Solo bromeaba. Salud 🍺